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The Defence Pivot Washington Doesn’t Like (opens the original)
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Over the past week, a number of very significant developments have occurred in Canada-US relations and Canada’s relations with the European Union. The latter included a major speech by Prime Minister Carney to the European Parliament and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s announcement that the organization would be seeking some form of “Associate Membership” for Canada.What the latter is to encompass is still very vague, but the language is clear: Canada will almost certainly b
America’s New Contempt for Canada (opens the original)
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I guess I should say something.Over the past week, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the MAGAsphere have engaged in a growing campaign to mock and embarrass the Canadian military. While I find it childish, it deserves a reply of sorts.Of course, the campaign began with Pete Hegseth’s posting of a photo of a young Army Cadet alongside an adult Cadet Instructor, implying that the picture was of the operational Canadian military. I won’t repeat the message here, but it has been wildly circulated in th
I Was Hoping for a Longer Break (opens the original)
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The past 72 hours have seen significant developments in Canada–U.S. relations, most of which have been very widely covered in the media. The Trump administration, likely in an attempt to place further pressure on Canada’s economy, imposed sweeping tariffs on a variety of Canadian exports. My previous assessment, which I have found no reason to change, is that this is part of Donald Trump’s effort to assert American hegemony over the Western Hemisphere and, ultimately, to “break” Canada’s economy
So Much for the Sabbatical (opens the original)
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